Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 屑


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Meaning

bits, trivial, fragments, crumbs, filings, trifling

Pronunciation

xiè

Explanation

Left: buttocks , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)

Mnemonic

Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits.

Radicals

buttocks in side view(This radical has the meaning: corpse . But because of its use in tail or urine 尿 or flatulence , it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.)
alike, resemble(The small bodies are alike.)
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Vocabulary

不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity
面包屑 miàn bāo xiè breadcrumbs
头皮屑 tóu pí xiè dandruff


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